E: [email protected]/P:949.241.5337 Kara Timmins is the Communications Manager for Western Growers. She has worked in marketing and publishing for over ten years. She has a keen interest in biological evolution and how science can be used to find solutions to human issues. Kara received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of […]
Western Growers along with a coalition of trade and consumer advocacy organizations commented on the Reagan-Udall Foundation report, which proposes reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s Human Foods Program. The letter to Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, follows up on comments made by De Ann Davis, SVP of Science ...
Jeff Morrison, Director of Innovation & New Technology at Grimmway, spoke at the Lunch & Learn at The WG Center for Innovation & Technology in Salinas on December 14. Morrison attracted 20 startups to his talk, which is the most engagement for the monthly event yet. Western Growers’ Dennis Donohue, Center for Innovation and Technology ...
Jeff Morrison, Director of Innovation & New Technology at Grimmway, spoke at the Lunch & Learn at The WG Center for Innovation & Technology in Salinas on December 14. Morrison attracted 20 startups to his talk, which is the most engagement for the monthly event yet. Western Growers’ Dennis Donohue, Center for Innovation and Technology ...
Save the date for the next CONTACT’S Produce Safety Webinar “The Future is Now: How Data Sharing Enhances Food Safety,” hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, which will feature Sonia Salas, Assistant Vice President of Science with Western Growers, Cronan McNamara, Founder and CEO of Crème Global, De Ann Davis, ...
Mark the calendar for June 20-21, 2023 for the Salinas Biological Summit. Western Growers and Wharf42 have come together to organize the Salinas Biological Summit to showcase science-based biological applications with leading industry experts. The plans for the summit include keynote speakers, plenary sessions and targeted panel discussions, as well as an exhibition of biological ...
Developed by the Western Growers Science team, GreenLink™ provides a secure, anonymous online network that enables users to share data in the field of food safety. With this aggregated data information, users have access to valuable anonymized data that can help them strategically anticipate, predict, and plan food safety strategies. De Ann Davis, Senior Vice ...
This year, over 25,000 harassment complaints were filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — could you be one of them? The EEOC and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) enforce laws that make it illegal to discriminate against job applicants and employees. Employers who fail to comply with these laws ...
Developed by the Western Growers Science team in collaboration with Western Growers member companies, GreenLink™ provides a digital, secure and confidential online platform that enables users to share food safety data. The platform allows users to analyze their internal food safety data and to learn from aggregated, anonymized data that can help them anticipate, adjust, and ...
From Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2022, experts in the organic agriculture space came together at OGS in Monterey, Calif. to share their expertise on innovation, technology and food science and how it relates to the present and future of organic growing. The recordings from OGS are available now for those who couldn’t make the event. The ...
In an effort to protect drinking water wells, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is incentivizing growers to limit groundwater pumping with the LandFlex Program. Using a $25 million grant awarded by the State of California, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to distribute ...
Registration is open for the Agricultural Personnel Management Association (APMA) Forum, a must-attend event for human resources, labor and safety professionals working in agriculture. The APMA Forum will take place on January 18-20, 2023, at the Monterey Plaza Hotel. A packed schedule of seminars is filled with content to fulfill the promise of the event’s ...
Netafim’s President and CEO Mike Hemman Discusses How Growers Can Respond to California’s Record Drought Mike Hemman, President and CEO of Netafim, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley to discuss the short- and long-term strategies for adapting to the nuanced water needs growers have amid the ...
Robert C. Robbins, President of The University of Arizona, has formed a Presidential Advisory Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in a Drying Climate to “provide recommendations on concrete steps the University can take to make our state a global leader in creating and applying transformational technologies and climate-resilient sustainable agricultural and ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed paper questionnaires to agriculture producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming the week of Dec. 19, 2022. Producers now have the option to complete the ag census at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail. Responding to the Census of Agriculture is required by law under Title 7 ...
“Food is culture. Culture is people. People are stories.” So says Ashley Swearengin, the CEO of the Central Valley Foundation and former mayor of Fresno, who joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this episode of Voices of the Valley to share her visions, goals and accomplishments about building a bridge to a brighter future. ...
